Rosalie Braamkolk
Rosalie Braamkolk is a Dutch designer researching the historical context and matterial properties of plants. Believing we’ve entered the century of the amateur, she works through open-source methods—sharing tools, tutorials, zines, and systems that invite participation and foster collective agency.
Her practice is rooted in storytelling, ecology, and care. Through garments, publications, and spatial interventions, she explores how we relate to land, history, and each other. Working with wild plants, reclaimed materials, and community knowledge, she designs alternative systems of living and making—often blurring the line between craft and activism.
Rosalie is also the founder and creative director of N.E.P. (Nieuw Eindhovens Peil), a grassroots platform born out of the ashes of a squatted cultural space, Stroomhuis. With N.E.P., she curates concerts and designs communal infrastructure, such as an experimental building made of shipping containers, for a new generation of cultural makers in her city.
She believes in hands-on thinking, in design as a form of care, and in building the worlds we want to live in together.
Contact
︎ studiobraamkolk@gmail.com
︎ +31 6 15 24 35 83
Experience
Education
2021–2025
Bachelor of Design
Design Academy Eindhoven
2015–2019
Secondary Vocational Education, SintLucas Boxtel
Product and Spatial Design (MBO Level 4)
Professional Experience
2025–Present
Desk operator
Foundation MU hybrid art House
2025–Present
Founder & coordinator
Foundation N.E.P. (Nieuw Eindhovens Peil)
2015–2024
Stroomhuis Eindhoven
Floormanagement, atelier coordination
2024 & 2025
Screenprinter
Down the Rabbit Hole Festival
2024
Freelance Screenprinter
Corona Beer – Olympics Paris 2024
2020–2023
Radio Host & Organizer
Rararadio Eindhoven
Exhibitions
2025
Broedplaars at the Graduation Show Design Academy (Dutch Design Week)
Exhibition NEP x Stroomhuis, Etalage Dynamo (Dutch Design Week)
Exhibition Stroomhuis Model, City Hall Eindhoven (1 month)
Exhibition Stroomhuis Model, Van Abbemuseum Eindhoven (2 months)
Internships
2024
Stroomhuis Eindhoven
Downtown Palmela, Portugal
2019
Studio Rocco Verdult, Eindhoven
2017
The Set Company, Amsterdam
Field & Volunteer Work
2020
Permaculture Project, Naquera, Spain
Amaro Guesthouses, Portugal
Skills
Open-source design · Community building · Ecological material
Screenprinting · Zine making · Spatial and product design
Workshop facilitation · Cultural programming
Languages
Dutch – native
English – fluent